Gemini vs Rayyan
Gemini uniquely has 23 features · Rayyan uniquely has 14 features.
| Gemini | Rayyan | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2023 | 2014 |
| HQ | Mountain View, USA | Cambridge MA USA |
| AI model | Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro | Proprietary (ResearchPilot™) |
| User base | 100M+ | 1,000,000+ |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Chrome Extension | Web, iOS, Android |
| Languages | 40+ | — |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | — | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No — free tier available indefinitely |
| Starting price | $4.99/mo | $8.33/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom — Google Workspace add-on pricing | Custom pricing |
| Refund policy | Pro-rated refund via Google Play / Google account billing policies | — |
| All plans | Google AI Plus$4.99/monthGoogle AI Pro$19.99/monthGoogle AI Ultra$99.99/month | Essential$8.33/mo (billed quarterly)Advanced$13.33/mo (billed quarterly)Business/Academic$41.67/moEnterpriseCustom |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Everyday productivity, creative work, and AI assistance at work, school, or home | Systematic review researchers, academics, healthcare professionals, and research institutions |
| Differentiator | Tiered access with up to 20x higher usage limits, Google Flow creative studio credits, and first access to advanced features like Deep Think and Gemini Spark | The world's most widely adopted systematic review platform with 1M+ researchers, offering AI-assisted screening, deduplication of up to 200,000 references, PRISMA diagram generation, and the new ResearchPilot™ AI for zero-shot relevance ratings and automated data extraction. |
| Competitors | ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot | Covidence, DistillerSR, Abstrackr, EPPI-Reviewer, Nested Knowledge |
| Features | ||
| AI Powered Screening | — | ✓ |
| Blind Mode | — | ✓ |
| Canvas | ✓ | — |
| Conflict Resolution | — | ✓ |
| Deep Research | ✓ | — |
| Gemini Live | ✓ | — |
| Google Flow Credits | ✓ | — |
| Image Generation | ✓ | — |
| Prisma Flow Diagrams | — | ✓ |
| Shared Workflows for Teams | — | ✓ |
| Video Generation | ✓ | — |
| Zotero Import/Export (File Based) | — | ✓ |
| Academic Search | — | ✓ |
| AI Assistant | ✓ | — |
| AI Summarization | — | ✓ |
| API Access | — | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | ✕ |
| Calendar Integration | ✓ | — |
| Citation Generation | — | ✓ |
| Data Privacy | — | ✓ |
| Document Creation | ✓ | — |
| Document Upload | — | ✓ |
| Email Management | ✓ | — |
| Export Formats | — | PRISMA diagrams, audit trail exports, data extraction outputs |
| Fact Checking | — | ✕ |
| Follow Up Questions | — | ✓ |
| Meeting Summary | ✓ | — |
| Mobile App | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi Source Synthesis | — | ✓ |
| Note Taking | ✓ | — |
| Offline Mode | ✕ | — |
| Presentation Builder | ✓ | — |
| Project Management | ✓ | — |
| Research Assistant | ✓ | — |
| Spreadsheet AI | ✓ | — |
| Task Automation | ✓ | — |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Search | — | ✕ |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | ✕ |
| Google Calendar | ✓ | — |
| Google Docs Export | — | ✕ |
| Google Drive | ✓ | — |
| Key Integrations | Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drive, Google Meet, Google Calendar, YouTube, Google Search, Zapier, Google AI Studio API | Rayyan API (Enterprise), mobile app (iOS/Android), reference manager imports (RIS/BibTeX) |
| Microsoft 365 | ✕ | — |
| Notion Integration | — | ✕ |
| Slack Integration | ✓ | — |
| Zapier | ✓ | — |